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Rejecting the miracles of Christ, we still have the miracle of Christ Himself.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Christian Nestell Bovee
Age: 83 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 22
Died: 1904
Died: January 18
Poet
New York City
New York
bovee
C. N. Bovee
Rejecting
Miracles
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Christ
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